Children unhappiest they’ve been in 25 years (The Telegraph)

In findings published by the Children’s Society taken from their annual Good Childhood Report, “excessive social media use” is being blamed for a decline in children’s happiness, with body image, social media pressures and lack of strong friendships identified as potential driving factors. According to the report, almost a quarter of a million children in the UK (around 219,000) report being unhappy with their lives as a whole. It’s the lowest its been in 25 years and the lowest since records began in 1995. Labelling the decline a “national scandal”, Mark Russell, chief executive at The Children’s Society, said “today’s young people are becoming progressively unhappy with their friendships – one of the fundamental building blocks of wellbeing – as well as appearance. He went on to state that “excessive social media use is a factor linked to children’s low well-being.” The charity is urging the Government to introduce a national measurement of children’s wellbeing which experts can then respond to. To read the rest of the aricle click on the link below: